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Spotify

Senior Backend Engineer

Spotify
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4 days ago
London, United Kingdom
Senior
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Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate backend services for Spotify’s voice experiences.
  • Own production systems end-to-end, including APIs and service orchestration.
  • Collaborate with ML and research engineers to productionize models.
  • Drive technical design for new capabilities, balancing trade-offs.
  • Champion engineering excellence in code quality, testing, and documentation.
  • Work with product and design teams to create clear technical roadmaps.
  • Mentor engineers and share best practices within the team.

Requirements

  • Experience building and operating large-scale, distributed backend services.
  • Proficiency in Python or willingness to learn quickly.
  • Experience owning systems from design to deployment and reliability improvements.
  • Ability to collaborate across disciplines and create clean interfaces.
  • Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical partners.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in ambiguous environments.
  • A product mindset focused on user impact and data-driven iteration.
  • Experience with speech, audio, or ML-adjacent systems is a plus.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements with a mix of in-office and remote work.
  • Commitment to inclusivity and accessibility in the recruitment process.

Tech Stack

gRPCPythonPyTorch

Categories

AI & MLBackend